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First Love by Ivan Turgenev

100reads's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

First love; confusion, obsession. Zinaida, what a character!

arabellasbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was a very intriguing exploration of first love and how it sticks with you for your entire life whether it was good or bad and I think this book portrayed the confusion, the obsession, and the confusion all wrapped up really well despite the short length of this book.

jakevar's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

jekutree's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 stars. Very happy to have savored this short read. I love Turgenev’s prose; he writes so elegantly and really captures the feverish nature of a first love.

kflorsheim's review

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

hackedbyawriter's review

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4.0

an interesting look into the naivety of youth and first love

x_mari_c's review

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mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mary_jinxedit's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

lingosel's review against another edition

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4.0

The audiobook by David Troughton is amazing, also the perfect length for a short road trip.

alaskayounggg's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense

4.0